Luis de Benavides Carrillo

Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Marquis of Caracena (20 September 1608-6 January 1668) was Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1648 to 1656, succeeding Bernardino Fernandez de Velasco and preceding Teodoro Trivulzio, and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1659 to 1664, succeeding John of Austria the Younger and preceding Francisco de Moura Corte Real.

Biography
Luis de Benavides Carrillo was born in Valencia, Spain on 20 September 1608, and he made his career in the Spanish Army during battles in Italy and Flanders from 1629 to 1659. In 1652, he conquered the fortress of Casale Monferrato, and he served as Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1648 to 1656. After the defeat of John of Austria the Younger at the Battle of the Dunes in 1658, he was appointed to succeed him as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, and he returned to Spain in 1664 to assist in the war against Portugal. After his defeat at Montes Claros in 1665, the Portuguese Restoration War came to an end in a Portuguese victory, and he was disgraced by the Spanish court for criticizing a lack of funds, intrigue in the Spanish court, and the poor state of the Spanish Army during his trial for cowardice. He died in 1668.